Griffiths. Ranked world number one during the 1981–82 season, Thorburn was the first non-British player to top the snookerworldrankings. He won the invitational
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, the governing body for professional snooker, first published official worldrankings for players
sport of snooker has utilised a worldrankings system since 1975, used to seed players on the WorldSnooker Tour for tournaments. Originally rankings were
ranking points were listed in order of their performances at the 1981 WorldSnooker Championship. CliffThorburn, the 1980 champion, led the ranking list
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), the governing body for professional snooker, first published official worldrankings for